Cumin Color

#a58459

Cumin is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #5a7ba6
Complementary Color #5979a4
Color Shade: orange (33.95° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.8% (better contrasting with white)
Cumin Color Sample
Cumin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a58459

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cumin Color. The Appaloosa Spots color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Barcelona Brown (#926a46) for more energetic effect. Try Slick Mud as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5979a4 is the best complementary color to Cumin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a58459 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #a45e59 and #9fa459. Thus found on the left and right of #a58459 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Cumin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cumin palette consists of #5d59a4 and #599fa4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5979a4). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a58459, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a58459 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cumin. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cumin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a58459 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cumin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5979a4) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59a484 and #a45979.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a58459 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cumin has a hue angle of 33.95°, a saturation of 29.92% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a58459 is made of 0% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 29.81% yellow and 35.29% black ink.

HEX #a58459
RGB Decimal rgb(165,132,89)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 12.95, 29.81, 35.29
HSL hsl(33.95,29.92%,49.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.95,46.06%,64.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.2922,6.8673,27.9544)
XYZ xyz(25.5715,25.2231,12.972)
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